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This morning, Sirius XM launched its much-anticipated application for the iPhone. The app is free to download, with a free seven-day trial to the service's lineup. After that, you'll have to pay the full $12.95 internet subscription fee for Sirius to keep it running. Current subscribers to Sirius XM in their cars have to pay an additional $2.95 a month to get internet and iPhone access. Unfortunately, Howard Stern's stations will not be available on the iPhone app even though they are available to regular internet radio subscribers via a web browser.
We've been testing a slew of free music apps for months in our test cars, at our desks and walking around town, and from that experience we've brought together an assortment of alternatives to Sirius XM for iPhone owners looking to expand their in-car entertainment options.
We'll have a full review of the Sirius XM app on the blog soon, but for now see what else is worth downloading to your iPhone or iPhone 3G S.
Yahoo Music/AOL Radio
Yahoo and AOL Radio are basically the same application using internet radio streaming stations, as well as an assortment of over-the-air radio stations that are part of the network. Both seem to feature the exact same stations for the most part.
Selection: Quite good, especially if you're into talk or sports radio and your favorites are part of the network. AOL features stations for certain popular bands that have live tracks, B-sides and other goodies. They include Pearl Jam, Green Day, Radiohead, Dave Matthews, The Clash, Metallica, Korn and Bruce Springsteen.
Interface: Basic and not great-looking.
Load times: Very slow. Takes a lot of time to move between channel screens when trying to select your station. There is no skipping. These stations are the same streams you find online. When you open one up, you come right into the current stream, not the beginning of the song like the other apps featured here.
Sound quality: Below average.
Pandora originated the "we recommend music for you" concept, but now lots of apps can do that. Without other unique features, Pandora wins out only on its iPhone-friendly layout.
Selection: Totally customizable, but there are no presets to get you started or explore genres. In that way it's the least like radio of the bunch. However, Pandora has had the most time developing its recommendation engine, and it shows.
Interface: It's almost identical to the iTunes program on the iPhone or iPod Touch, making it the simplest to use once you've set up all your stations. The screen also rotates when you turn the iPhone, unlike all the other apps.
Load times: Quick, especially between songs. There were a few glitches during songs but nothing major, and it never stopped working entirely, like other apps tested.
Sound quality: Above average.
Last FM
Another player in the field that recommends songs based on your preferences.
Selection: You pick your stations and favorite artists and it recommends others, just like Pandora does. It was the only app I tested to pick Mother Love Bone for the Pearl Jam station, which was unusual.
Interface: This is a good-looking app with huge buttons and walk-throughs to build your own stations.
Load times: Really slow. Opening the app also takes a long, long time. Buffering between songs is exceptionally slow. At times the buffering was so bad I had to move on. It failed to launch a few times, as well.
Sound quality: Average.
Slacker has been a favorite of ours since it updated its software. It's easy to use, sounds great and the reception is amazing.
Selection: Exceptional choice of pre-programmed channels, plus the ability to build your own. Includes comedy stations, too, for those Sirius XM folks who enjoy the genre.
Interface: Clearly a winner with bright graphics, large album art and big buttons.
Load times: The real win for Slacker is that it comes in almost anywhere and works well even when running on Edge speed. None of the other apps worked well on Edge, and if you're driving in unknown areas with spotty 3G reception, this could seal the deal. Moving between channels and songs, Slacker is one of the faster apps in terms of buffering time.
Sound quality: Quite good. It's the best of the bunch, with iMeem coming in a close second.
This is a relatively new player with one amazing feature the others don't have: You can upload your own music to the iMeem website, then access it on your iPhone. The process works like Flickr for music, and was pretty seamless during my tests. Accessing your tunes takes as much time as accessing standard radio stations, though. However, this could be a bonus for those who want to buy less expensive iPhones with less memory and still access a lot of music.
Selection: The ability to access your own tunes is a big bonus for iMeem. Favorite-artist stations feature a nice assortment of tunes, as well.
Interface: Right up there with Slacker in terms of button ease. Artwork isn't quite as big, though.
Load times: Opening the app itself takes awhile, which is annoying, and it won't work at all on Edge networks. It was also the glitchiest program when just leaving it running. It would hiccup and refuse to start the current song again; you'd have to skip to the next song.
Once everything is running, though, it has one of the most unique load-time features among the group. A status bar fills up as the song loads so you know how full the buffer is. If it's all full, you know you can skip to the next song without having to wait. This was a huge help during my testing.
Sound quality: Above average compared with the other players. Not quite as good as Slacker.
Final Thoughts
If you don't have much time and just want to download one app, there's no doubt Slacker wins out. But I'd have to recommend iMeem to the music junkies wanting something really unique.
Managing Editor David Thomas has a thing for wagons and owns a 2010 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Volkswagen Passat wagon. Email David


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Thermokarst lakes as a source of atmospheric CH4 during the last deglaciation
Walter, K.M., Edwards, M.E., Grosse, G., Zimov, S.A. and Chapin III, F.S. (2007) Thermokarst lakes as a source of atmospheric CH4 during the last deglaciation. Science, 318, (5850), 633-636. (doi:10.1126/science.1142924).
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Polar ice-core records suggest that an arctic or boreal source was responsible for more than 30% of
the large increase in global atmospheric methane (CH4) concentration during deglacial climate
warming; however, specific sources of that CH4 are still debated. Here we present an estimate of
past CH4 flux during deglaciation from bubbling from thermokarst (thaw) lakes. Based on high
rates of CH4 bubbling from contemporary arctic thermokarst lakes, high CH4 production potentials
of organic matter from Pleistocene-aged frozen sediments, and estimates of the changing extent of
these deposits as thermokarst lakes developed during deglaciation, we find that CH4 bubbling from
newly forming thermokarst lakes comprised 33 to 87% of the high-latitude increase in
atmospheric methane concentration and, in turn, contributed to the climate warming at the
Pleistocene-Holocene transition.
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography |
Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Geography > Environmental Processes and Change |
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Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2007 |
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Trees can affect power in a number of different ways. Service reliability can be affected by trees, either at the precise location where a tree may contact a line, at other locations on that line or at other locations on the interconnected electric grid. Fallen trees can interrupt power to many customers. In a worst case scenario, a tree can tear down the entire line and break the poles that hold the line in place.
Its not necessary for a tree to tear down a line to disrupt power. A tree or even a limb can fall across two of the distribution wires on the pole and create a path for the electricity to flow. When this happens, protective equipment will generally de-energize the line. Electrical blinks and flickers may be experienced if intermittent, short duration contacts are made with the line. The blinks and flickers may be caused by high growing brush or vines as well as trees. Trees along transmission systems only need to grow or become close to power lines in order to cause interruptions or outages, therefore, even greater efforts are made along the transmission system. If you have concerns about trees or vines growing near power lines, please contact Duke Energy. A customer service representative will be happy to assist you.
Serious injuries or death can occur if energized lines are touched. Trees and tree limbs can tear down power lines. When trees grow close to and into the lines, there is a possibility of someone climbing a tree and making contact with an energized line. The lines are just as dangerous if touched by someone climbing in a tree as they would be if touched by someone standing on the ground. Transmission lines even have the potential of electrocuting persons on the ground near a tree, if the tree makes contact with a transmission line.
To provide safe and reliable service, Duke Energy must remove brush and trim trees along the power lines. These practices and techniques are approved by nationally recognized arborists. We have an obligation to provide safe, reliable electricity. Our ability to provide reliable electric service is influenced by the maintenance of trees and brush around power lines.
The development of an Integrated Vegetation Management Program allows us to evaluate power line areas and determine the best method for maintaining reliable service from the poles and lines. The objective of the Integrated Vegetation Management Program is to maintain the lines, before the trees and brush are close enough to cause outages, in a manner that is consistent with good arboricultural practices. It is also our responsibility to maintain the safest working environment possible for our linemen and tree workers. Pruning limbs before they reach or come close to the energized wires allows for this to happen.
When tree workers are clearing the lines in an area, keep in mind they are helping us provide you with safe, reliable power in a way that minimizes any adverse effects to the health of your trees.
We have a routine maintenance program for trees and brush growth around power lines. In cases where tree conditions are worse, one line may be maintained more often than another. If a particular line is not currently scheduled for maintenance, but begins to show an unacceptable number of tree related outages, it might be maintained sooner than originally anticipated.
We evaluate the best line routes with the least impact to the environment. Typically, in this part of the country, any route that is chosen involves a conflict with trees. We prune and cut down the necessary trees and vegetation in order to properly install and maintain poles and lines.
We are only involved with the maintenance and removal of trees and other vegetation that might endanger the safe and reliable operation of poles and lines for the delivery of electricity.
Most professionals recommend tree pruning during the winter time when the trees are not growing. Most professionals also advise that if you are not severely pruning a tree, it can be pruned any time of year. Certified arborists recommend that it is more important to make the proper cuts and follow sound arboricultural practices than to limit pruning to just a certain time of year.
Each tree is different and must be considered individually. Species growth habit (rate, size, shape, etc) and the trees position in relation to the power line needs to be taken into consideration prior to trimming. The current condition of the tree or individual limbs is also assessed before trees are trimmed. On occasion structural defects are found and need to be corrected in order to protect the line. Trees with trunks close to the power lines require much heavier pruning than trees located farther from the line. Some techniques that are appropriate on most deciduous trees cannot be used on some coniferous (cone-bearing) species.
When pruning operations are performed, our trimming experts make every attempt to trim sufficient clearance so that the tree will remain safe until we return on our next routine maintenance cycle.
We do not round trees over because its not good for the health of your trees. We subscribe to a method of pruning called lateral and directional pruning. These methods are endorsed by many in the tree-care industry as being the best pruning technique for the health of the tree.
The basis for lateral pruning is that each limb removed from a tree is removed either where it joins another limb or at the trunk. This procedure is different than the philosophy of rounding trees over in which limbs are cut at arbitrary points normally leaving unhealthy stub cuts. Directional pruning involves cutting a limb back to another limb (or lateral) so that future growth of the resulting limb is directed away from the power lines. With directional pruning techniques, tree growth causes minimal impact to public safety and electrical service.
If one of your local tree companies has Certified Arborists on staff, ask them about healthy pruning techniques for trees.
Normally, when trees are dead or unhealthy, we will discuss with you the possibility of removing the tree(s). A tree may have a decayed portion of the trunk; the entire tree may be dead or in the process of dying which might cause it to break or fall. It may have soil that is severely eroded away from the root system such that it is more likely to fall. Sometimes large growing trees are so close to the lines, and will have to be pruned so severely, that it becomes necessary to take the tree(s) down.
It is important that each tree professional working for Duke Energy be trained in proper techniques and safety. Extensive training is provided by the contractors. We also have certified arborists on our staff who oversee all facets of our vegetation management programs.
In Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, herbicide treatments are performed on vegetation when it is still very small, such as after the rights of way has been mowed and the root systems of the brush have had a chance to regrow. A follow-up treatment is applied in order to control any of the brush that might have been missed on the initial treatment. This will allow the compatible vegetation to effectively grow in the rights of way. By encouraging this compatible vegetation, Duke Energy can actually decrease the extent of vegetation removal that may normally be required in future years.
Herbicide treatments are selectively applied across the width of the rights of way. Tree pruning occurs on trees along the sides. Any mature trees found within the rights of way are also either removed or pruned.
No. There are two different kinds of power lines transmission lines and distribution lines. Each type has their own line clearing standards that must be followed by residents and Duke Energy.
Transmission lines are high capacity power lines that bring electricity from a generating station into the community.
Distribution lines carry power from local substations to homes and businesses.
There are three types of distribution lines. They require different clearances:
Door hangers identifying the work to be performed on distribution lines in the area are left on each customers door at least three days before the crews arrive for scheduled line pruning in the area. This process applies to the routine maintenance work that is pre-planned and scheduled. In emergency situations or in follow-ups related to outages that cannot be planned ahead of time, we are unable to give prior notification. The tree worker is also instructed to give the customer a courtesy knock once they arrive on your property prior to beginning the work.
We employ a systematic approach to maintaining more than 26,700 miles of overhead distribution lines in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The condition of vegetation (trees and brush) around the power lines dictates our need to manage the growth. Depending on the conditions on a given line, our maintenance schedule may vary from four to six years.
Before you plant a tree or shrub, make sure the location is out of the way of overhead and underground power lines and other utilities. For help locating underground lines in your area, dial 811.
Kentucky, Ohio and IndianaAnyone working or lifting within 10 feet of overhead power lines or poles is required to contact the appropriate electric utility. We recommend that you be safe and take the same precautions if the tree or limbs are within 10 of energized wires. To request assistance please call 1-800-521-2232.
To report a power outage using our automated reporting system, call our call center at 513-421-9500 or 1-800-634-4300.
When selecting a tree or shrub to plant, it is just as important to consider what you plant as it is where you plant. The right tree or shrub, planted in the right place, can give you years of beauty and value without the potential dangers of getting too close to power lines.
Tree placement in relation to overhead power lines is critical in order to preserve the natural size, shape and overall integrity of the tree and protect the intent for which it was planted. Utility line clearance (tree trimming) does not take into consideration the aesthetics sought by the design objective; however, it is necessary to maintain safe, reliable service.
To help you decide which tree is right for your yard, here are a few suggestions.
Small TreesThe following small-growing trees (no larger than 15 feet) are adaptable to the region and can be planted directly underneath distribution power lines without the need to prune for the electric line:
Medium TreesThe following medium-sized trees (maturing to 25 to 40 feet) can be planted at least 30 feet from distribution power lines:
Large TreesBe careful as you plan to visualize the tree at its full size. Large trees, such as oaks, often spread out considerably as they grow. Plant large-growing species (maturing to 40 feet or more) at least 40 feet from distribution power lines to avoid future pruning:
Selecting and positioning shrubs is not nearly as difficult as planning for trees. In most cases, shrubs will never grow to affect power lines.
However, we need to keep as much open space as possible around pad-mounted transformers (the rectangular green boxes located near property lines). Thats why we encourage you not to plant any type of vegetation other than turf type grasses within ten feet of the opening side of the box (where the padlock is located). This open space is needed so we can get inside to perform repairs and maintenance.
Over the course of time, tree growth may begin to interfere with your desired light pattern. Its your responsibility to maintain (or have maintained) the growth of any trees interfering with the lighting pattern. During our routine circuit pruning cycle, Duke Energy will address any vegetation that may damage the actual light fixture or the conductors feeding it.
Tree trimming is a part of our responsibility to ensure safe, reliable electric service to you. The cost of managing the natural growth around power lines is a part of the rates approved by the utility commissions in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Call 1-800-521-2232 for assistance. A job ticket will be generated and you should have a response with possible options within 2 weeks.
For assistance in locating and marking underground utility lines, Dial 811 and they will assist you.
Pruning vegetation around power lines is an extremely hazardous job. Duke Energy discourages you from undertaking any pruning activities close to electrical equipment. If you are concerned about the growth of trees or other vegetation on or near the service lines around your house, we encourage you to contact Duke Energy, and a representative will be glad to assess the situation.
The majority of our pruning and cutting occurs during routine line maintenance cycles. In the region, our policy is to dispose of any small limbs and brush in maintained settings. The larger pieces of wood are cut into manageable lengths for your use. In non-maintained sites, pruned vegetation and wood is left in place. This material will bio-degrade into its natural components. When an Act of God (such as lightning, ice storms, high winds, hurricanes, tornadoes) cause trees or other vegetation to fall across power lines and thus create power outages, we cut the trees and brush so poles and lines can be replaced and re-energized. Disposal of any wood, limbs or debris resulting from this type of emergency operation is the responsibility of the property owner.
Our transmission line clearance guidelines can be found here. (pdf, 106 KB)
In a maintained area of your property, Duke Energy will remove wood and debris at the owners request.
Letters or door hangers will be used to notify customers of a bulk transmission line clearance project in their community at least two weeks prior to the start of the project.
Bulk transmission lines are high capacity power lines (>200,000 volts) that interconnect regionally and nationally to provide enhanced reliability. They are the backbone of our electrical system.
After the 2003 Northeast Blackout that left 50 million people without electric service, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission required standards in 2007 to enhance the reliability of the transmission grid. These standards require utility companies to develop line clearance programs to protect the bulk transmission lines and include substantial penalties for noncompliance.
Duke Energys bulk transmission line clearance program is on a six year cycle. However, we also patrol the lines between cycles and remove or prune trees and vegetation that grow within 20 feet of the power line under maximum load conditions.
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While some companies may minimize or dismiss change management issues as too "touchy-feely," it can make the difference between an SAP implementation success or failure.
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Neglecting the change management piece of an SAP implementation is a mistake, Kimberling and other consultants say. Better use of change management strategies can help companies avoid failure. For example, Lumber Liquidators' saw its SAP implementation cost the company an estimated $12 million to $14 million in lost productivity because its employees weren't adequately trained on the new system.
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When companies begin an implementation, the first thing they need to do is build a change management plan that identifies how business processes are going to change with the new SAP system, and who is going to be affected, Kimberling said. That's something a lot of companies want to skip.
"Many companies want to get straight to 'Well, we don't care about the way we do things now. We just want to focus on SAP and their best practices. Let's just do the user training and we'll be fine,'" Kimberling said.
Many companies also wait until the training phase to let users know about the new system, which only creates confusion and panic, according to Kimberling.
"Change management starts well before end-user training," he said. "By the time you get to end-user training, there shouldn't be any real surprises. You shouldn't be springing process changes or big organizational changes on people during training."
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That need for communication goes hand in hand with making sure that users also know why the application is being deployed and what the benefits are going to be, according to Christian Matz, a managing director at the consulting firm Ecenta America Inc., based in Bellevue, Wash.
"What I've seen on a number of projects is that there wasn't clear communication of the benefits, of why a particular kind of software was implemented," he said. "The basic impression was that it was just another application that will last another two years before needing to be replaced again."
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When WL Plastics, a polyethylene pipe manufacturer based in Casper, Wyo., began the process of putting together a change management plan for Business ByDesign, a common frustration project sponsors heard from other customers was that users who were trained on the application early on forgot it all by the time the system was up and running.
"We decided we weren't going to do that," CFO Neil Briggs said.
Instead, WL Plastics decided to roll out the ERP implementation at its factories of over a period of months, instead of all at once, and train employees and executives immediately before -- and after -- the system went live.
Once it did, he said, the implementation team was on hand for the following week to troubleshoot any questions users had.
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The scope of training was kept very narrow, Briggs said. Users were taught how to do their jobs in the new environment -- and not additional information they might never use.
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That advice makes sense to Matz.
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One of the things that also ruin go-lives is go-live dates that keep getting pushed back, Matz said. "User communities start losing confidence. You should stick to your timelines. If you move the dates around, it gives the impression that something is wrong."
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Located in Cala Ratjada, this family-friendly aparthotel is 2.8 mi (4.4 km) from Cala Agulla Beach, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Torre de Canyamel and Cuevas de Artà. Cala Millor Beach and Punta de N'Amer Watch Tower are also within 12 mi (20 km).
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A restaurant, an indoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this aparthotel. Free WiFi in public areas and a free beach shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar, and an outdoor tennis court are onsite.
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All 236 apartments feature kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and balconies. Other amenities available to guests include satellite TV, in-room massages, and hair dryers.
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All-inclusive room rates at Aparthotel Green Garden are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
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Some rates at Aparthotel Green Garden are all-inclusive. These rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
In addition to an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool, Aparthotel Green Garden provides an outdoor tennis court and a sauna. The aparthotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the aparthotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This family-friendly aparthotel also offers a children's pool, a fitness center, and a children's club.
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 236
- Number of floors - 3
- Bar/lounge
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free beach shuttle
- Free WiFi
- Children's club
- One meeting room
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Tennis on site
- Outdoor tennis court
- Sauna
- Children's pool
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Wedding services
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Kitchen
- Playground on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Kitchen
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- In-room massage available
- Shower/tub combination
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free WiFi
Where to Eat
Albufera - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include an outdoor tennis court, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Boat tours nearby
- Volleyball on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Miniature golf on site
- Playground on site
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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Check-out time is noon
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 12.00 per person (approximately)
- Late check-out fee: EUR 35.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 4.00 per day
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I have a 1976 Morgan 28OI. I have noticed that she has oil in the bilge water. I have used sox and I do have a BilgeKleen filtration system. But I am perplexed as to the origin of the oil???? Can an old Yanmar really throw that much oil in the bilge after an hou of use? Can oil leak into the bilge from any other source??? How do I isolate the cause of oil intrusion into the bilge. I have visually inspected the area beneath the engine and I cannot see any visible dripping from the engine while she is running???
She has been sitting a year with no use of the engine and her bilge has been pretty level and free of oil. I recently installed a new starter motor on my Yanmar SVE12 (yes I know it is a real dog!) Once we had her up and running with the shaft turning she did show a leak at the stuffing box...as I expected she would.
I do need to repack the stuffing box and I plan to use the moldable dripless packing. BUT before I can get to the stuffing box I need to remove the old fuel tank. I have suspected that the 30 yr old aluminum fuel tank leaks. The engine compartment is pretty dirty and from what I can see there is a pinkish residue beneath the tank= diesel! Could a slow diesel fuel leak account for the oily residue??
I am replacing and relocating the 30 yr old aluminum fuel tank with a new Tempo tank. Thus fixing the fuel leak and providing easy access to the stuffing box and other key engine components. I am also installing an AlgaeX in line filter.
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PrIMe: A Methodology for Developing Provenance-Aware Applications
Munroe, S., Miles, S., Groth, P., Jiang, S., Tan, V., Moreau, L., Ibbotson, J. and Vazquez-Salceda, J. (2006) PrIMe: A Methodology for Developing Provenance-Aware Applications.
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PrIMe is a methodology for adapting applications to make them provenance-aware, that is to enable them to document their execution in order to answer provenance questions. A provenance-aware application can satisfy provenance use cases, where a use case is a description of a scenario in which a user interacts with a system by performing particular functions on that system, and a provenance use case requires documentation of past processes in order to achieve the functions. In this report the PrIMe is described. In order to illustrate the steps necessary to make an application provenance aware, an Organ Transplant Management example application is used.
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This tutorial takes about 2 minutes to finnish, it's just a basic walk-through that is supposed to help you about the basics with the Spinning Globe script, if course it allows much more advanced end results.
I'm using GIMP 2.6.
Remember, the final image is actually animated!
1. Start GIMP and create a new document, set the canvas to 500x500 pixels.
2. Create a new layer and name it Globe Color, fill it with the color of your choice. Don't get fooled by the name, the fill should cover the whole (rectangular) layer!
3. Select the Text Tool and write anything of your choice. My font settings are as following: Sans, size 59 pixels.
This is how it should look like:
4. Now to the magic, merge the two layers you've made and go Filters->Animation->Spinning Globe.
Set the frame to 13 and check Transparent Background. It's also smart to check the Work on a copy option in case you want to make some minor adjustements or if GIMP crashes during processing.
To test the animation go Filters->Animation->Playback.
5. You're done! This is my result:
And here is another one:
It's a good tip to experiment with the different settings to get the best result.
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GIMP: Animated globe
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- AnonymousFebruary 18, 2009 at 4:32 PM
cool easy tutorial.
how did you get that globe in black and white ? I use this script to make animated spinning planets. For a rough, rocky appearance, I use the Bump Map filter on the original map and then run the script.
"cool easy tutorial.
how did you get that globe in black and white ?"
My guess is it's made from a specular ocean mask. Black where there's land, white where there's water. It is supposed to control where highlights appear, but here it's used as a color map.It works. Thanks.
Merging the two layers is important, without it, it will not work.
www.evolutionary.orgI don't have GIMP2.6. Can I use another version for the script?
Bathroom PlumbingThe tutorial was seriously easy to implement! Nice stuff!
Plastic Business CardsI have never seen an easier tutorial for spinning Globe Script than this. I can't thank you enough for this my friend.
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Speedball | |
Gallery | |
Real Name | Robert "Robbie" Baldwin |
Current Alias | Speedball |
Aliases | Penance, Masked Marvel, Bob Turner |
Relatives | Maddie Naylor (mother); Justin Baldwin (father); |
Affiliation | New Warriors; formerly Avengers Academy; Thunderbolts, Damage Control |
Base Of Operations | New Salem, Colorado; formerly New York City; Springdale, Connecticut |
Status | |
Alignment | Good |
Identity | Secret Identity |
Citizenship | American |
Marital Status | Single |
Occupation | Government operative, student |
Education | High school |
Characteristics | |
Gender | Male |
Height | 5' 10" (as Speedball), 6'0" (as Penance) |
Weight | 170 lbs (77 kg) (as Speedball), 197 lbs (as Penance) |
Eyes | Blue |
Hair | Blond (as Speedball), bald as Penance |
Unusual Features | Constantly gives off energy bubbles (as Speedball), horribly scarred from pierced wounds of armor (as Penance). |
Origin | |
Origin | Robbie was accidentally exposed to extra-dimensional energy during an experiment at a lab where he worked. |
Universe | Earth-616 |
Place of Birth | Springdale, Connecticut |
Creators | Roger Stern, Steve Ditko |
First Appearance | |
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- Hey. Remember. Everything. And yeah... it hurt. All at once like that, all the pain, all the guilt... everything in a rush. The thing about a rush... it fades. I've lived my worst fears and I survived. Maybe not in one piece, but I was starting to get it together.
Robbie Baldwin was an angst-ridden Springdale Connecticut high school student who grew up under the often smothering guidance of his parents. His father wanted him to go into law while his free-spirited mother hoped he would go into arts. After school, he interned at Hammond Labs.
Robbie snuck in to watch an experiment that tapped an extra-dimensional energy source, and was accidentally irradiated by it when the energy went out of control. The energy gave him superpowers: Whenever Robbie was hit with an impact above a certain strength, he'd become surrounded by a protective kinetic energy field that manifested in the form of a more muscular body, a spandex costume, and floating 'bubbles' in the air around him. When he was in "Speedball mode," any impact against him caused him to bounce instead of being harmed. He could also harness this energy and direct it more forcefully, or alternately use it as a bubble/shield to protect others, catch others, and even stop moving objects, like bullets, in mid-air.
New Warriors
After a brief career as a local hero against a series of ill-conceived villains, Speedball accidentally found himself at the site of the formation of a new young adult super team, the New Warriors, where he really started to come into his own.
Night Thrasher had actually not intended for him to join the team, but his arrival and assistance in the battle against Terrax convinced Thrash to let him join. Over the years, Speedy became close friends with all his teammates, although his best relationships were with Rage, "Bucket-Head" Nova, Darkhawk, and Timeslip, his (sort-of) girlfriend.
Speedball and his teammate Nova also helped Darkhawk and Spider-Man fight a group of teens who gained super powers when they picked up energy crystals which Darkhawk had been using to heal his body.
He was working with the police to take out drug dealers, but because of his uncontrollable powers, he screwed up. Jessica Jones assumed that Speedy was a "washed up second string hero," on the side of the baddies.
Speedball was once tortured by the Sphinx and drained of some of his power. The Sphinx in a later time banished Speedball to the kinetic dimension where Robbie derives his powers. During this time Robbie was briefly replaced by a clone created by Darrion Grobe in the future in a bid to stop Darrion's father Advent from destroying the timeline.
During his time in the New Warriors his closest friendship was with Rage. Rage felt betrayed when the person he thought was Robbie sided with Nova about kicking Rage and Night Thrasher off the New Warriors. When the real Robbie returned he confessed to Rage that he may have made the same call.
During the early years of the New Warriors Speedball's parents fought constantly and eventually got a divorce. Speedball's mother Madelyn Naylor was an actress who used to star on the soap opera Secret Hospital with Mary Jane Watson. Madelyn was once tricked into joining into the violent environmental group Project Earth but was rescued by Speedball and the New Warriors. Speedball's father who is the district attorney of Springdale, Connecticut was kidnapped by the street gang the Poison Memories after they learned of the identities of the New Warriors and began targeting their families.
While in the New Warriors, Hindsight Lad realized that Speedball's access to the kinetic dimension made Speedball the embodiment of time and motion.
Civil War
The New Warriors attempted to apprehend a group of supervillains in Stamford, Connecticut for their television reality show. Nitro, one of the criminals, created an explosive blast that killed 612 civilians, including 60 children, as well as the New Warriors with the exception of Baldwin. This event triggered the push for superhero registration at the heart of the superhuman Civil War. Baldwin was presumed dead after the incident, but he was found alive after the blast launched him over 500 miles. Baldwin's kinetic field kept him alive, but it "burned out" as a result.
After awakening from a coma, Baldwin was arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. and placed in federal prison. After he discovered his powers were still functional, Baldwin was taken to the new penitentiary called Negative Zone Prison Alpha. Reed Richards, the facility's creator, offered Baldwin the chance to testify before the U.S. Congress. On the Capitol steps, Baldwin was shot by an assailant and taken away in an ambulance. Baldwin recovered from the wound, and Richards determined that Baldwin's powers were evolving. Baldwin thwarted an escape from the prison and said that he would comply with the Superhuman Registration Act.
Baldwin ordered a new suit of armor that featured 612 internal spikes that caused him constant pain, symbolic of the 612 deaths he felt responsible for. Sixty of these spikes actually broke his skin, these sixty spikes are symbolic of the sixty children that died in Nitro's explosion. He joined the newest incarnation of the Thunderbolts. While hunting down unregistered superhumans during Civil War, Penance was sent to capture his friend and former New Warriors teammate, Nova, who was visiting earth after the Annihilation War.
Though Penance's actions were what ultimately caught Nova off guard, Nova still managed to resist capture until Iron Man intervened and forced the Thunderbolts to leave. Later that night Penance appeared before Nova, revealing his true identity to Richard. Richard, who had grown disenchanted with both sides of the Civil War, was absolutely horrified to discover what happened to Robert and decided to leave Earth until the madness was over.
After the Civil War, Speedball had a status of free citizen, so he often went to a coffee shop to write repeating numbers on his notebook. Later, when he joined the Thunderbolts, he was under surveillance by government agents 24/7. The action was diagnosed by Dr. David Ableton when he found out Baldwin had post-traumatic stress effects and by Norman Osborn as guilt ridden as they were multiples of 612, the number of the causalities in the Stamford explosion. [1]
Dark Reign
Being brainwashed and heavily drugged he was persuaded by Osborn to join his new Initiative, at Camp H.A.M.M.E.R., and has psychotherapy sessions with Trauma, the camp therapist, who had been ordered by Osborn to keep Penance in his mentally fragile state. When the Avengers Resistance, consisting of many of Penance's New Warriors teammates, come to Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. seeking to release a captured teammate, Taskmaster orders Penance to attack them.
His brainwashing prevents him from remembering his friends, and his costume prevents them from recognizing him, leading to an all-out battle. Their fight is interrupted by Nightmare, who had taken over the body of his son, Trauma. Nightmare forces Penance to remember the Stamford incident, causing him to pass out in mental anguish. Tigra revives him, using her powers of empathy to help him see Trauma's predicament. With this knowledge, and having already experienced his worst nightmare, Penance is able to talk Trauma into freeing himself from his father's control. Penance then helps the Avengers Resistance escape Osborn's forces by rupturing a gas main. He refuses Vance's offer to join their team, not wanting his old friends to see how much he had changed.
Robert turns against Camp H.A.M.M.E.R. and helps the "Avengers Resistance" fight the Hood and those that are with him. During the battle, he finally revealed his identity to his other ex-New Warriors teammates.
Heroic Age
Later on, Robbie had reclaimed the guise of Speedball and was helping out at the Avengers Academy. Fellow instructors remained unsure if Speedball should be teaching the children, but Justice still vouched for him none the less. His attitude was still that of Penance, not Robby Baldwin of the New Warriors, however, he was making a genuine attempt to change.
Speedball decided to take the Avengers Academy students on a field trip to Stamford to show them the memorial of the people who died during the Stamford incident, to show them what happens when you make an ill-advised mistake against a supervillain. But news broke out about this, and they were attacked by a group of men called "the Cobalt Men", who had named themselves after one of the villains involved in the Stamford incident. Not wanting them to ruin the memorial of the dead, Speedball quickly defeated them himself.[2]
Speedball later admitted he cut himself to store up the energy he used as Penance, saying that power was more useful in a fight. He acknowledged that he should not have kept this a secret, and Hank Pym offered to help him find a better way to activate those powers. After that realization, Robert seemed to have really improved himself on an emotional level. Although he was still very depressed and still felt terrible for what happened in Stamford, he seemed to have cheered up a little and regained his sense of humor.[3] After returning to the Academy, Speedball announces to the students and teachers that he was quitting the faculty (but still offers to help them anytime) and soon left, Justice tagging behind him.
"New" New Warriors
During a roadtrip with Justice, Speedball impulsively decides to reform the New Warriors. He and Justice drive to Carefree, Arizona in order to pursue and recruit the new Nova, Sam Alexander. At first he declines but after a visit with The Watcher Sam accepts and joins the team.
Powers and AbilitiesEdit
Hyperkinetic Shockwave: After the assassination attempt by Mr. Stricker, Robbie's powers changed and are now fueled by pain. His armor channels the power into energy conduits via the interior lining's spikes.
This shockwave can travel considerable distances, and destroy most objects in it's path and area of effect, finally hitting the target with a force to harm and kill a normal human with ease. it appears that the longer the shockwave has to fly to the target, the more power it leaves along the way. He can also use this power to focus the kinetic energy in certain body parts, like his hands, for super strong attacks.
Kinetic Energy Field: Robbie Baldwin's exposure to energy from a dimension of kinetic energy gave him the superhuman ability to create a kinetic field of unknown energy around himself which absorbed all kinetic energy directed against him (what he originally called the "Speedball Effect.") This absorption could vary from resisting the effects of physical objects such as bricks and rocks to resisting that of energy and fire and even explosions. Within his kinetic field it was nearly impossible for him to be hurt, and he instead bounced harmlessly from object to object, with no loss or transference of momentum.
Hindsight deduced that because Speedball taps into a dimension of kinetic energy that Speedball must be an embodiment of time and motion. Gamesmaster a being who is able to read the minds of almost every being on the planet is unable to read Robbie's mind when he is in Speedball form. When the Sphinx experimented on him it was shown that Robbie's Speedball body only appears human and can be stretched into a variety of shapes. Speedball also showed control over his own molecules when he reshaped his body to give himself another costume after everyone else on the team got new costumes.
These powers appeared to have "burned out" when saving Robbie from Nitro's explosion, however, they had evolved into his Penance powers. Currently, this power (his power as Speedball) has shown to be returning to him, and he can use it again.
When transformed into Speedball, he was covered with a blue-and-gold costume (originally a facsimile of the lab uniform he wore when exposed to the energy) and surrounded by a display of multi-colored bubbles. At first, Robbie would transform uncontrollably if hit with a slight force and bounce around uncontrollably, making him originally seen as a "joke" character. However, in his years as a member of the New Warriors, he developed considerably. He gained the ability to manipulate his kinetic field to extend out to either attack an enemy or block a projectile. He typically used the field to slam into his opponents, and the multi-colored light display could be used to distract opponents. After many years, Robbie learned to extend the kinetic field outward, pushing back everything in his immediate area or, by focusing more locally, delivering more powerful blows in hand-to-hand combat. His "bubbles" could also be contained in a telekinetic field (see: Justice) and then launched as an intense attack. Later, Robbie would also discover that his entire body was in fact an aspect of the "kinetic dimension," and that each bubble represented a moment in time.
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Penance wears a suit of armor constructed of super-hardened plastics, reinforced with certain alloys, with a sharp interior lining of spikes causing him constant pain. The metals act as non-resistant energy conduits; the larger spikes contain the main energy conduits. The suit contains spikes representing the 612 people who died in the Stamford explosion; the 60 larger spikes represent the 60 children who burned to death in the schoolyard. The spikes are hardened with carbonate steel.
- Robbie's height increased when he became Speedball, and his hair turned "jello-y" and his voice "hollow."
- Robbie appears to have become a cutter and still has not overcome his guilt, following his abandonment of his Penance persona, though he is genuinely trying.
- Speedball's kinetic field didn't show up very well on some video cameras, leaving footage of him blurry and worthless.
- Squirrel Girl has an obsessive crush on him.
- Dr. Benson, who led the extra-dimensional experiment has a cat, Niels. Niels was similarly augmented by the kinetic energy, bouncing much like Speedball does.
- While most of the other T-Bolts have countermeasures against them in case they step out of line (ie: Tranquilizers in Bullseye's cuffs), Penance is said to have no countermeasures against him, as were the orders from S.H.I.E.L.D. Directorate.
- Speedball also appeared in Marvel's "mature line" of comics, in MAX's Alias.
- Robbie Baldwin is a Presbyterian. [5]
- When Speedball was shot on the steps of Congress, it looked identical to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby in the real world.
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October 24, 2008 — Catherine Connolly, University of Wyoming women's studies professor, is among experts who will appear on "Wyoming Perspectives: Gender Wage Gap in the Equality State" that will air live Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. on Wyoming Public Television.
Panelists will examine Wyoming's gender wage gap and discuss both local and national solutions.
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